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Bad Company are getting their first-ever officially sanctioned tribute album, arriving October 24th. The first preview, a cover of “Rock ’n’ Roll Fantasy” by The Struts, can be streamed now.

Dubbed Can’t Get Enough: A Tribute to Bad Company, the 10-song collection features a star-studded cast of talent taking on the classic rock band’s greatest hits.

The top-billed cuts include Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators covering “Feel Like Makin’ Love,” Halestorm and Bad Company singer Paul Rodgers joining forces on “Shooting Star,” country singer Charley Crockett covering the iconic eponymous song “Bad Company,” and Joe Elliott and Phil Collen of Def Leppard performing “Seagull” along with Rodgers and Bad Company drummer Simon Kirke.

Other artists included on the tribute LP include Hardy (“Ready for Love”), Blackberry Smoke featuring Paul Rodgers and Mastodon’s Brann Dailor (“Run with the Pack”), Dirty Honey (“Rock Steady”), Black Stone Cherry...

About a decade ago, Nashville was breathlessly trying to find the next Chris Stapleton, who had just vanquished “bro country” and resurrected a more authentic country sound with his debut album, Traveller. Alex Williams, an Indiana native with a mesmerizing, Stapleton-like baritone and a steely gaze, found himself in the middle of that search.

Big Machine Records signed Williams in 2017 and issued his debut album, Better Than Myself, that same year. He played a sold-out showcase at Nashville’s Basement East and hit the road with Aaron Lewis, another Big Machine signee.

More than 50 years after first forming in Birmingham, England, Ozzy Osbourne and his pioneering metal band Black Sabbath are finally ready to retire from playing and making music.

Osbourne and his manager wife Sharon planned a grand culmination of sorts, gathering the biggest names in rock and metal to pay homage to the band’s influence during an all-day celebration and livestreamed event. Other seminal groups have been guilty of going back on their word after calling it quits, but Saturday’s show felt like both the band and the music community put (a very heavy) lid on the band’s legacy, and it was filled with love.

Titled “Back to the Beginning,” the 10 hour concert was held at Villa Park, just miles from where Osbourne and his mates grew up. It featured a stellar announced line-up and plenty of surprises courtesy of musical director Tom Morello (Rage Against the...

Alice in Chains played a mini-set at the “Back to the Beginning” final Black Sabbath concert, delivering two of their own classics and a cover of Sabbath’s “Fairies Wear Boots.”

Jerry Cantrell and company performed “Man in the Box” and “Would?” before launching into “Fairies Wear Boots” from Sabbath’s iconic 1970 album Paranoid. It marked the band’s first performance since a medical emergency suffered by drummer Sean Kinney forced the band to cancel a planned spring US tour. Kinney was back behind the kit for the Sabbath gig.

Alice in Chains’ set came after sets from Mastodon, Rival Sons, Anthrax, Halestorm, and Lamb of God, as well as an all-star jam led by Disturbed’s David Draiman and Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale. You can find our full coverage here.

Livestream access to “Back to the Beginning” is now available to purchase, with a VOD replay accessible through July 7th.

The “Back to the Beginning” concert has begun! The all-day event at Birmingham, England’s Villa Park, leading up to the final performances from Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath, kicked off on Saturday (July 5th) with mini-sets from Mastodon, Rival Sons, Anthrax, Halestorm, and Lamb of God.

Mastodon got things started with two originals (“Black Tongue” and “Blood and Thunder”) before taking on Sabbath’s “Supernaut,” with drummer Brann Dailor handling lead vocals, and Gojira’s Mario Duplantier, Tool’s Danny Carey, and Slipknot’s Eloy Casagrande each adding percussion.

Rival Sons sandwiched a cover of Sabbath’s “Electric Funeral” in between two originals, while Anthrax performed “Indians” and Sabbath’s “Into the Void.” Halestorm played “Love Bites (So Do I)” and “Rain Your Blood on Me” along with a cover of Ozzy’s “Perry Mason,” and Lamb of God performed “Laid to Rest,” “Redneck,” and Sabbath’s “Children of the Grave.

Halestorm have unleashed the title track from their upcoming album, Everest, set for release on August 8th. The anthemic song is accompanied by a music video that can be streamed below.

“Our song ‘Everest’ is the summit of everything we’ve fought for — every scream, every scar, every triumph,” stated Halestorm singer-guitarist Lzzy Hale. “This album is us, louder and bolder, and more brutally honest than ever, standing tall in the face of the storm.”

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The track starts out with Lzzy talk-singing the verses before showcasing her powerhouse pipes in the chorus. Guitarist Joe Hottinger gets a spotlight early on in the song with a solo at that begins roughly a minute and a half into the tune.

The song “Everest” follows the album’s first single, “Darkness Always Wins,” which is currently rising up the rock radio chart. The band also debuted other songs from...

The annual hard-rock cruise ShipRocked has unveiled its 2026 lineup, with Halestorm, Knocked Loose, and Motionless in White leading the way.

The 2026 edition of ShipRocked will see the Carnival Horizon ship set sail from Miami on January 25th, and travel to Carnival’s new private cruise port Half Moon Cay, Celebration Key, in Grand Bahama, as well as Nassau, The Bahamas. It will return to port in Miami on January 31st.

In addition to the aforementioned acts, ShipRocked 2026 will feature Wage War, Awolnation, Suicidal Tendencies, Avatar, Starset, Sleep Theory, From Ashes To New, and Kittie, as well as ’68, Archetypes Collide, aurorawave, The Barbarians of California, Dead Poet Society, DeathByRomy, Dinosaur Pile-Up, The Funeral Portrait, Holy Wars, House of Protection, Lowlives, Not Enough Space, Shepherd’s Reign, UnityTX, and Zero 9:36. As always on ShipRocked, an all-star band will be put together as The Stowaways to perform cover songs.

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Halestorm gave their forthcoming album Everest a major preview during their set at Welcome to Rockville in Daytona Beach, Florida, this past Thursday (May 15th), debuting five new songs from the LP that is set to arrive on August 8th.

Lzzy Hale and company appropriately kicked off the performance with the opening track from the new album, “Fallen Star,” with the first half of the set featuring multiple live debuts: “Watch Out!,” lead single “Darkness Always Wins” (first time with a full band), and the power ballad “Rain Your Blood on Me,” which saw Hale ditching her guitar for an intense vocal performance.

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Halestorm also hit some highlights from their back catalog such as “Mz. Hyde,” “Freak Like Me,” “I Miss the Misery,” and “Love Bites (So Do I)” — giving fans some more recognizable material for the set’s latter half before closing with “Everest,” the...

Halestorm have announced their sixth studio album, Everest, arriving August 8th. The band has also plotted out a massive 2025 world tour in support the new LP.

Lzzy Hale and company will be onstage for most of the latter half of the year, including a fall North American co-headlining run with Lindsey Stirling and support from Apocalyptica. Those dates kick off November 11th in Salem, Virginia, and run through November 11th in Spokane, Washington. Before that, Halestorm will embark on their previously announced summer US run supporting Volbeat.

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A Live Nation ticket pre-sale for select dates begins Wednesday (April 30th) at 10 a.m. local time using the code Dance. General ticket sales start Friday (May 2nd) at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster.

Halestorm released the first single from Everest, “Darkness Always Wins,” last week. Now, the band has unveiled the album name and release date, as...

It’s barely Tuesday morning, you’re finishing your first coffee of the day, shrugging and sighing at the headlines, and here comes Lzzy Hale to bum you out. The message of Halestorm’s latest single, a moody power ballad titled “Darkness Always Wins,” essentially reminds you that evil never dies. The chorus starts off positively enough — “We’re all fighters, holding up our lighters/Chasing off the monsters, drowning in our sins” — but then Hale hits you with the ugly truth: “With every last breath, try to stop the sunset/Running with the shadows,...

Halestorm have unleashed a new song titled “Darkness Always Wins.” The single offers the first taste of the band’s as-yet-untitled new album, set for release later this year.

“Darkness Always Wins” features Lzzy Hale’s powerhouse vocals on full display, with the song reminiscent of an ’80s power ballad. In fact, there are lyrical nods to the era (intentional or not), with such lines as “running with the shadows” (Pat Benatar) and “fading into black” (Metallica).

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Around the 2:30 mark, things get heavier, as Joe Hottinger’s guitar kicks in, followed by a primal scream from Lzzy shortly thereafter.

“‘Darkness Always Wins’ is not a song of hope, nor is it a song of despair,” stated Lzzy of the single. “It is reality. History repeating. Evil prevails and the good depart first. But we are not doomed as long as we persist and keep our fires burning.

Halestorm singer-guitarist Lzzy Hale knows a thing or two about quality music, which is why she had no time for a dude who fell asleep during a date at a Tool concert.

Lzzy recently sat down with Guitar Player magazine to list 10 albums that changed her life. Among her picks was Tool’s 2001 opus Lateralus.

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“My little bro [and Halestorm drummer] Arejay was getting really good on the drums,” began Lzzy. “He had learned Tool’s song ‘Schism’ from the radio, so I thought that I should get him the whole album for his birthday. We just devoured it. I ended up getting really into it myself. Listening to their music was just like watching a horror film.”

She continued, “I had a shitty waitress job, and I got us tickets to see Tool at Hershey Park. I was so stoked. Then Arejay did something to piss off our parents,...

Brooks & Dunn haven’t released an album of new material since 2007’s Cowboy Town, but when you have a catalog as impressive as theirs, it can be okay to coast on past glories. Especially when many of today’s hottest artists — Lainey Wilson, Morgan Wallen, Jelly Roll — are willing to sing the old hits. That’s the premise of Reboot II, a sequel to 2019’s Reboot, which assembles 18 Nashville stars to put their own spin on songs like “Neon Moon,” “Believe,” and “Hillbilly Deluxe,” with an assist from B&d themselves.

Even if you've never seen "All in the Family," there's a high probability that you're at least somewhat familiar with the character of Archie Bunker (Carroll O'Connor), his well-meaning albeit shrill wife Edith (Jean Stapleton), and his constant conflict as a conservative patriarch against a progressively evolving world. If that sounds like the set-up for every family sitcom ever made, it's because, well, it is. "All in the Family" is one of the most influential TV shows in history, and that's not even factoring in the web of spin-offs it inspired like "The Jeffersons," "Maude," "Gloria, "704 Hauser,' "Good Times," and "Archie Bunker's Place."

The latter was a direct continuation of "All in the Family," set primarily in the neighborhood tavern purchased by Archie in the eighth season of the flagship sitcom. "Archie Bunker's Place" starts when he takes in a Jewish business partner named Murray Klein after co-owner...

Evanescence played their last show of 2024 on Tuesday night (October 29th) in London, Ontario, wrapping up a Canadian tour with Halestorm. For the final song of the night, Amy Lee and company were joined onstage by Lzzy Hale for a rousing rendition of “Bring Me to Life.”

While Hale and Lee have shared the stage before, this was the first time Lzzy sang “Bring Me to Life” with Evanescence. Taking on the guest vocal part recorded by Paul McCoy on the original, Hale delivered a powerhouse scream to complement Lee’s heavenly vocals.

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At the end of the song, Lee and Hale embraced. The Evanescence singer then told the audience, “That’s it, 2024. Goodnight!”

Throughout the tour, Lee had been joining Halestorm during their set for the song “Break In,” a tune that Lzzy Hale and company re-recorded with Lee for their 2020 Reimagined EP.

Halestorm singer Lzzy Hale and guitarist Joe Hottinger have announced an intimate US tour dubbed “The Living Room Sessions.” The 12-date outing will take place in January 2025, and feature the pair performing acoustic versions of Halestorm songs as well as a number of covers.

The run kicks off January 8th at The Machine Shop in Flint, Michigan, and wraps up with a January 25th show at Higher Ground in South Burlington, Vermont. The trek will hit such cities as Des Moines, Iowa; Little Rock, Arkansas; and Savannah, Georgia along the way.

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An artist pre-sale is already underway, while a Live Nation pre-sale starts Thursday (October 24th) at 10 a.m. local time using the code Tempo. A general on-sale starts Friday (October 25th) at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster.

Hale and Hottinger, who in addition to being bandmates in Halestorm are a couple,...

Halestorm singer Lzzy Hale has posted a stunning cover of Linkin Park’s “Crawling” a week before the latter band makes a highly anticipated announcement. The performance has some fans wondering if Hale will be involved in a potential Linkin Park reunion.

The impending Linkin Park news has taken a few twists and turns over the past few days. Originally, fans thought the announcement would be made on Wednesday (August 28th) when a mysterious countdown clock hit zero. Instead, the clock started ticking back up, with Linkin Park eventually telling fans to tune back in on September 5th.

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Meanwhile, Sum 41’s Deryck Whibley threw fans for a loop when he teased his own Wednesday announcement, only to later insist he was “not joining” Linkin Park.

Now, Hale’s performance of “Crawling” has fans speculating whether she’s somehow involved, especially following reports earlier this year...

In This Moment have announced “The Godmode Tour Part 2,” set to hit North American this fall. The outing will feature special guests Kim Dracula, Nathan James, and Mike’s Dead.

The fall tour kicks off November 8th in Asheville, North Carolina, and runs through a December 6th show in Manchester, New Hampshire, hitting such Madison, Wisconsin; Columbus, Ohio; Toronto; and Cleveland along the way.

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Tickets are already on sale via Ticketmaster. Fans can also check for deals or pick up tickets to sold-out shows via StubHub, where your purchase is 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s Fan Protect program.

The fall outing follows In This Moment’s current co-headlining North American summer tour with Ice Nine Kills, which launched earlier this month and runs through a September 14th show in Worcester, Massachusetts.

In This Moment are touring in support of their latest album, Godmode. In addition to the fall tour announcement,...

Japan’s Band-maid and Mexico’s The Warning have teamed up for cross-continental collab with their new song “Show Them.”

The upbeat hard rock tune sees Band-maid’s Saiki Atsumi and The Warning’s Daniela Villarreal trading off on vocals and duetting the soaring choruses. Band-maid bring a power-pop sensibility that melds well with The Warning’s harder edge, making for a seamless collab between the like-minded acts.

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The collab came about after the two bands shared the bill at the Aftershock Festival back in 2022. Dany and her sisters/bandmates, drummer Paulina and bassist Alejandra, had been eager to meet Band-aid that day, and the groups hit it off.

“Japanese rock and the rock you hear in the US and Mexico are the same genre but they sound completely different,” Daniela said in a joint interview with the bands via Billboard. “That’s the main...

Lzzy Hale surprised a Nashville cover band by joining the group onstage for an impromptu duet of Halestorm’s “Here’s to Us.”

Hale was enjoying a night out in downtown Nashville last Thursday (June 27th) when she and a group of friends stopped by Jon Bon Jovi’s new live music bar on Broadway.

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Upon entering, someone informed Lzzy that the band onstage, Coco and the Nash, had just played a Halestorm cover, and a rendition of the latter’s “Here’s to Us” was soon to follow.

“I don’t know what came over me,” wrote Hale on Instagram, “but I made my way to the stage, surprising the band and the lead singer”

She continued: “We traded lines, harmonized and brought the whole bar together. This was the first time I’ve ever jumped up on stage on broadway…”

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Jon Bon Jovi played a big part in helping to break Skid Row in the ’80s, and now he’s urging Lzzy Hale to stay on as the veteran rock band’s permanent singer.

Skid Row’s Dave “The Snake” Sabo was childhood friends with Jon in New Jersey, and was very briefly the first guitarist for the band Bon Jovi prior to Richie Sambora’s arrival. Jon eventually helped Skid Row secure their first record deal.

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In a video segment with Rock Sound, Jon was presented with questions from fellow rock stars. One of the questions came from Lzzy Hale. Before the host even relayed the Halestorm frontwoman’s query, Jon exclaimed, “She should please join Skid Row. Please, Lzzy Hale, join Skid Row. Put the two bands together, if you need to. But this is the best thing that happened to Snake since he...

Halestorm and I Prevail have released the new collaborative single “can u see me in the dark?”

The track arrives a month before the bands embark on a co-headlining North American tour (get tickets here), which kicks off on July 9th in Raleigh, North Carolina.

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A true collaboration, “can u see me in the dark?” showcases the chemistry of I Prevail’s Eric Vanlerberghe and Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale, whose voices are paired as a harmonized duet for much of the song. Vanlerberghe even hinted that there’s a possibility concertgoers will see members of Halestorm and I Prevail take the stage together to perform the song on the upcoming run.

“We’re excited to finally have a song come out,” said Vanlerberghe via a press release. “It was a fun challenge to blend the Halestorm and I Prevail sounds together. We really...

The lineup for the 2024 Rocklahoma festival has been announced, featuring Avenged Sevenfold, Disturbed, Slipknot, Evanescence, A Day to Remember, Lamb of God, and more. The three-day gathering will take place August 30th through September 1st at the Rockin Red Dirt Ranch in Pryor, Oklahoma.

Tickets for the Labor Day weekend fest go on sale this Friday (April 5th) at 10 a.m. Ct via the Rocklahoma website. If the fest sells out, fans can check for tickets via StubHub, where your purchase is 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s Fan Protect program.

Each day of Rocklahoma will feature two headliners: the Friday (August 30th) bill will be topped by Avenged Sevenfold and Evanescence; Saturday (August 31st) will be headlined by Disturbed and A Day to Remember; and Sunday (September 1st) will feature Slipknot and Lamb of God closing out the fest.

Among the other bands playing over the three days are Halestorm, Mastodon,...

Lzzy Hale made her debut as the singer of Skid Row over the weekend during a pair of concerts on Friday and Saturday (May 17th and 18th) in Illinois and Iowa.

Hale is filling in on vocals after Skid Row’s previous frontman, Swedish singer Erik Grönwall, stepped away from the group due to health issues.

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The band had four gigs on the books — now billed as the “Skid Row x Lzzy Hale” run — when Grönwall announced his exit. The first came on Friday (May 17th) at Walker’s Bluff in Carterville, Illinois, where the Hale-fronted glam metal icons performed a 16-song set.

They kicked things off with one of the heaviest Skid Row tracks in “Slave to the Grind” and proceeded to hit the obligatory hits, a cover (“Psycho Therapy” by the Ramones), and more heavy metal (“Monkey Business”). An encore of “Riot Act...

Lzzy Hale made her debut as Skid Row’s “acting front person” Friday as the glam metal act’s concert in Carterville, Illinois.

The Halestorm singer, who previously called fronting Skid Row her dream gig, led the band through over a dozen of the hits, including “18 and Life,” “Monkey Business,” and “Slave to the Grind.”

“I started listening Skid Row when I was a teenager growing up on the east coast in central Pennsylvania,” Hale wrote on social media in March. “They were one of the Only bands at that...

Godsmack have announced a Fall 2024 headlining US tour. Nothing More and Flat Black will support most dates, with Halestorm and Dorothy appearing on select shows.

After a trio of radio festival dates in late September, Godsmack’s headlining run kicks off October 1st in North Little Rock, Arkansas, and continues through an October 26th show in Uncasville, Connecticut. Halestorm will step in for Nothing More at an October 12th show in Portland, Oregon, while Dorothy will fill that slot October 4th and 5th in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Tucson, Arizona, respectively.

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An artist pre-sale begins Wednesday (May 15th) at 10 a.m. local time using the code Lighting. General ticket sales start Friday (May 17th) at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster. Fans can also look for deals or get tickets to sold-out dates via StubHub, where your purchase is 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s Fan Protect program.

Days after booking her dream gig as “acting front person” of Skid Row, Lzzy Hale penned a statement to fans about why the job and the glam metal band means so much to her.

“I started listening Skid Row when I was a teenager growing up on the east coast in central Pennsylvania,” Hale wrote on social media. “They were one of the Only bands at that time that truly bridged the gap for my love of 80s big choruses and riffs, but had the same poignant dirt and grime...

Nearly 30 years have passed since Skid Row unceremoniously gave Sebastian Bach the ol’ rattlesnake shake, replacing him with a revolving door of unremarkable frontmen. Now the door has finally opened to a singer who could inject some wild youthfulness into the band: Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale. The catch is, the vocalist, known for her powerful voice and onstage attitude, will front the band for four dates only.

Skid Row and Hale announced the news jointly on Instagram on Wednesday. Hale will be filling in for those dates, since the group...

Today, renowned music journalist, media personality, and industry tastemaker Allison Hagendorf announced the second season of her weekly celebrity-interview show, The Allison Hagendorf Show. Premiering in celebration of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, the show will debut with Grammy-Award winning Halestorm frontwoman, Lzzy Hale, who is also being recognized this week as part of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s latest exhibit, Revolutionary Women in Music: Left of Center. Over the past 20 years, Hagendorf has proudly advocated for female artists, starting as an A&r executive and continuing as Global Head of Rock at Spotify, providing a unique platform for artists to share their never-before-heard stories.

Starting on March 7, 2024, weekly video episodes will drop every Thursday at 11 a.m. Et/8 a.m. Pt, on YouTube, Instagram, and Vevo, with the audio available on all streaming platforms. Upcoming show guests will include Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Nile Rodgers,...

Purveyors of their own distinctive, genre-blurring sound “Thrash Grass”, The Native Howl has released their gritty new single and official music video for “Mercy” featuring Lzzy Hale of Halestorm (via Sumerian Records). With foreboding, foot-stomping rhythm, and the band’s raw intensity paired with Lzzy’s inimitable vocals, “Mercy” is bound to rattle listeners down to the bone. When asked about today’s release, the band shared:

“‘Mercy’ was written as our original Thrash Grass anthem, and to have our vocal hero Lzzy Hale singing on it is nothing short of a dream come true!

‘Mercy’ subtly tells the story of infamous Boston gangster Whitey Bulger, and the dichotomy of dark and light between him and his disgraced politician brother William. While pulling from additional themes of organized religion and corruption, the music bed’s growth in intensity throughout attempts to paint the process of all evil and wrong-doing slowly being brought to light.

Halestorm and I Prevail are teaming up for a co-headlining Summer 2024 North American tour. The outing will feature support from Hollywood Undead and Fit for a King.

The tour sets off from Raleigh, North Carolina, on July 9th and runs through August 17th in Las Vegas. The itinerary includes a stop at the Inkcarceration festival on July 30th in Mansfield, Ohio.

A Live Nation ticket pre-sale for select dates begins Wednesday (March 6th) at 10 a.m. local time using the code Key. General ticket sales start Friday (March 8th) at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster. Fans can also look for deals or get tickets to sold-out dates via StubHub, where your purchase is 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s Fan Protect program.

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“Freaks, we are so proud to announce that we are joining forces with I Prevail,” enthused Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale via a press release.

The lineup for the 2024 Aftershock festival has been revealed, and it features the reunited Slayer along with fellow headliners Slipknot, Iron Maiden, Pantera, Mötley Crüe, Judas Priest, Five Finger Death Punch, and Disturbed. The four-day fest is set for October 10th-13th at Discovery Park in Sacramento, California.

The fest will mark Slayer’s only West Coast appearance of 2024, as well as Maiden’s only US festival gig of the year. Slayer recently announced that they’d be reuniting to play Riot Fest and Louder Than Life, marking their first shows since wrapping up their farewell tour in November 2019. Meanwhile, Pantera are making good on their promise to play Aftershock after bowing out last year.

Four-day passes and single-day tickets are available here. If passes sell out, fans can check StubHub, where your purchase is 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s Fan Protect program.

This year’s Aftershock fest will include two headliners on each day.

Slayer — that’s right, a reunited Slayer — are among the headliners of the 2024 Louder Than Life festival, alongside Slipknot, Mötley Crüe, and Korn. The four-day festival will take place September 26th-29th at the Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville.

In addition to the headliners the massive gathering also promises Disturbed, Judas Priest, Five Finger Death Punch, Evanescence, Falling in Reverse, Breaking Benjamin, The Offspring, Staind, Till Lindemann, In This Moment, Chevelle, Dropkick Murphys, Halestorm, Gojira, Sum 41, Three 6 Mafia, Seether, Tom Morello, Anthrax, Mastodon, Clutch, Highly Suspect, Body Count, Spiritbox, Sevendust, Poppy, Filter, Eagles of Death Metal, Juliette Lewis and the Licks, Marky Ramone Plays the Ramones Classics, Pup, Helmet, Soul Glo, Show Me the Body, Health, and more.

Tickets to Louder Than Life 2024, including Ga and VIP passes, are now on sale. If the fest sells out, fans can check for tickets at StubHub, where your...

The lineup for the 2024 edition of the Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival has been announced, with Shinedown, Godsmack, and Breaking Benjamin serving as headliners. The three-day event takes place July 19th-21st at the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio, where the Oscar-winning movie The Shawshank Redemption was filmed.

Single-day and weekend passes are currently available via the official Inkcarceration website, starting at $199.99 plus fees for a three-day pass. A discounted four-pack can be purchased for $719.96 plus fees. If passes sell out, fans can check StubHub, where your purchase is 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s Fan Protect program.

The Friday (July 19th) lineup will feature Breaking Benjamin along with The Offspring, Chevelle, Machine Head, Chimaira, Poison the Well, Bad Wolves, Biohazard, Veil of Maya, Mushroomhead, and more.

On Saturday (July 20th), Godsmack will be joined on the bill by Halestorm, I Prevail, Killswitch Engage, Hollywood Undead, Sevendust, As I Lay Dying, Filter,...

Recently, we had the amazing opportunity to catch up with rockers Halestorm at New York Comic Con 2023. The band made an appearance at Nycc in support of their new graphic novel “Hyde Manor” available now from Z2 Comics.

Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the 2012 EP Hello, It’s Mz Hyde and its ensuing LP, The Strange Case Of…, the Hyde Manor graphic novel depicts the members of Halestorm encountering sinister doppelgangers of themselves. Within the decrepit halls of Hyde Manor, mirror reflections independently talk back, and photographs transform to reveal sordid prophecies, leading the band to slowly succumb to madness while recording a new album. The tale creaks and twists with doom-filled revelations, perfectly tied to Halestorm’s scorching discography. Twins Brittany and Brianna Winner (the Twin Soul series), artist Sara Scalia, cover artist Alison Sampson, and colorist DJ Alonso weave a tale of the celebrated group as they seek...

Lzzy Hale made a cameo during Gwar’s set at the Palladium Times Square in New York City on October 13th for a performance of their collaborative track “The Cutter.”

The Halestorm frontwoman reprised her role as her Scumdog alter-ego Clitaurus Maximus from Gwar’s 2022 album The New Dark Ages, on which she sang a duet with Blöthar the Berserker on “The Cutter.”

For the NYC rendition of the tune, Hale came out in the appropriate garb, donning battle armor and wielding a giant sword. From there, she stole the show as Clitaurus Maximus, singing centerstage while hoisting her blade, power-metal style.

Gwar took to social media to sing her praises following the show.

“We are not easily impressed,” the band wrote on Facebook, “but the mighty Lzzy Hale aka Clitaurus Maximus making an appearance for ‘The Cutter’ at our show in NYC was almost as satisfying as making your...

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The Consequence Podcast Network is very pleased to announce the newest addition to our roster of shows: Beyond the Boys Club, a biweekly interview series launching Tuesday, October 17th. Listen to the preview trailer above, and follow wherever you get your podcasts.

For nearly five years, journalist, radio host, and musician Anne Erickson has put the spotlight on women making their mark on the music industry with her “Beyond the Boys Club” column on Consequence. Now, Erickson is taking the series to the world of audio, bringing the same inspiring and enlightening conversations with some of music’s biggest names to podcast platforms everywhere.

Over the years, Erickson has spoken with the likes of Evanescence’s Amy Lee, Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale, The Pretty Reckless’ Taylor Momsen, Willow Smith, Heart’s Ann and Nancy Wilson, and more, with discussions seeking...

Z2, the multiple Eisner-winning and Ringo-winning independent publisher of graphic novels, is set to raise their fist in celebration of their music creators this October at New York Comic Con with plans to host multiple signings at their booth, debut new titles, and participate in panels.

Z2 Comics will invade New York Comic Con in October with an array of talent appearing in support of current and upcoming graphic novels. While days and times are yet to be finalized, among those confirmed include Halestorm, Gwar, Alan Robert of Life Of Agony and Dee Snider of the legendary Twisted Sister.

The entire band of Halestorm, including Lzzy Hale, will appear at Nycc 2023 in support of their graphic novel entitled Hyde Manor released in late August 2023. Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the 2012 EP Hello, It’s Mz Hyde and its ensuing LP, The Strange Case Of…, the Hyde Manor graphic novel...

Welcome To Our Weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, three new songs from Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa’s disco treat from the Barbie soundtrack, as well as music from Yeat, Jenny Lewis, and Brothers Osborne.

Taylor Swift feat. Ice Spice, “Karma (Remix)” (YouTube)

Taylor Swift feat. More Lana Del Rey “Snow On the Beach” (YouTube)

Taylor Swift, “Hits Different” (YouTube)

Dua Lipa, “Dance the Night” (YouTube)

Arlo Parks, “Devotion “ (YouTube)

Lil Durk feat. 21 Savage, “War Bout It“ (YouTube)

Yeat feat.

Halestorm have teamed up with country singer Ashley McBryde for a new version of the band’s “Terrible Things.”

The Back from the Dead ballad is well-suited for a duet, and the mainly acoustic instrumentation sits well against McBryde’s voice. Overall the new rendition is true to the original, though the soaring vocal arrangement takes the song to new emotional heights.

“’Terrible Things’ is a song about hope and forgiveness of one’s self, and this world we live in,” said Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale via a press release. “To elevate the heart of this track we asked the baddest woman in Nashville, Ashley McBryde, to lend her incredible voice. I’m so in awe of her power and am so grateful to have her join us! I know the message will resonate and inspire you.”

Added McBryde: “I’ve loved Halestorm for longer than I can remember. I...

When Lzzy Hale first met Ashley McBryde, the Halestorm singer presented her with a gift that sartorially summed up the hippie and headbanger sides of the Arkansas native’s personality: a leather jacket with country fringe, heavy metal studs, and a monogram on the lining that read: “Ashley Fucking McBryde.”

“She’s a rock-and-roller at heart, but she also wears that beautiful soul on her sleeve through her voice,” Hale says on a video call from London where the band is nominated at Friday’s Heavy Music Awards. That combination...

Nita Strauss, who recently rejoined Alice Cooper’s band as lead guitarist, has announced a new solo album. The set, titled The Call of the Void, will drop on July 7th via Sumerian Records.

Strauss explained of the album’s new title in a press release, “Have you ever been at the top of a high building and had the fleeting thought, ‘I could jump right now?’ This feeling is sometimes called ‘The Call of the Void,’ also known as ‘high place phenomenon.’ It’s not a suicidal impulse, rather the exact opposite — a subconscious decision to live your life, to step back from the ledge, and take control. As researcher April Smith aptly put it: ‘An urge to jump affirms the urge to live.'”

She continued, “I wanted the follow up to [my debut album] Controlled Chaos to be exciting, new, and fresh, to take listeners to a new place and...

Volbeat and Halestorm are joining forces for a Summer 2023 North American tour. The “Servant of the Road Tour” will include Volbeat’s first Canadian shows since 2019.

The outing kicks off July 12th in Toronto, and runs through an August 6th gig in Grantville, Pennsylvania. Halestorm will provide direct support to Volbeat on all but three of the dates, during which Bad Wolves will fill their slot.

Artist pre-sales have already begun, with a Live Nation pre-sale beginning Wednesday (April 19th) via Ticketmaster using the code Vinyl. General tickets sales launch next Friday (April 21st). Fans can also look for deals and pick up tickets to sold-out shows via StubHub, where orders are 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s FanProtect program.

“We are so excited to finally see our friends in Canada again and also get to play shows for some of our friends in the U.S. that we haven’t had...

Alice Cooper, Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale, Gavin Rossdale, Bishop Briggs and Tosin Abasi will serve as judges for Hit Parader’s new band competition TV show, No Cover. Co-hosted by singer Kellin Quinn and radio personality Caity Babs, the series will also feature behind-the-scenes interviews from TV/radio personality and music industry veteran Matt Pinfield.

The show will spotlight unsigned artists and bands that write and record their own original music. Though an air date and platform have not yet been released, applications are currently open. All ages may apply,...

By Carson Blackwelder

Television Contributor

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Fox’s hit dramedy Glee returns tomorrow after its long winter hiatus.

After combing through the archives, I’ve chosen the 10 best covers throughout the show’s four-season run.

One of Glee’s best attributes is its ability to put a story with a song, giving it more power than a radio can. If a song gets the appropriate arrangement, a compelling back story and powerful pipes, the combination can be overwhelming and memorable.

Take a look — and a listen — to the top 10 best Glee songs ever. Consider this your essential Glee playlist:

10. Flo Rida’s “Whistle” (as performed in season four, episode eight: “Thanksgiving”)

The most recent song on the list, “Whistle” shows us that The Dalton Academy Warblers can exist without the beloved Blaine Anderson (Darren Criss) at the helm. This rendition of Flo Rida’s overtly sexual ditty at Sectionals appropriately displays...

So, this was what happened on The Glee Project this week!

See you all for the finale!

Oh, all right, other stuff happened too...

It’s Actability week on The Glee Project. Aside from gratuitous shirtlessness, there were fisticuffs, melodrama and a shocking surprise ending.

The Homework Assignment is "Addicted to love" by Robert Palmer. Only Michael has heard it and he seems delighted. Lily makes a disparaging comment about how "it’s so 80’s" which guarantees her removal from Snicks’ Christmas card list. Dianna Agron is the Celebrity Judge. And for an additional twist, as they are performing, she will hold up a flashcard with an emotion on it that they have to portray while singing.

Michael ends up winning for his determined face. I didn’t really see how he was better than Aylin, but I was happy he got a W. The song of the week is Pink’s "Perfect.

Between all that singing, dancing, and pairing into every romantic combination imaginable, there’s sometimes room for (usually mediocre) acting on Glee. However, the judges haven’t seemed to take acting ability into consideration up until now, making this week pretty crucial. I don’t know about you, but I think it would be important to make sure a person can act before giving them a role on a TV show.

Homework Assignment: “Addicted To Love” by Robert Palmer

As an added twist, guest mentor Dianna Argon held up cards during the performance with certain emotions for each contestant to portray while singing. Michael had to act determined, while Lily got scared, Blake got angry, Aylin got anxious, and Ali got excited, although for her that didn’t require any acting at all. They all did a pretty good job, and Michael finally got his first homework win.

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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

I was turned on to Halestorm by an associate about 2 years ago. Having trust in this friend, I stopped into my local music shop and picked up the band’s self titled debut album sight unseen. No disc has seen this amount of play in my car stereo in nearly 30 years, when Michael Jackson’s Thriller blared from the speakers of my 1970 Chevy Nova. Basically, I dug the disc. A lot.

I’ve always been a big fan of female fronted rock bands. I think the softer tones of the female voice just lend themselves better to the overall sound. Halestorm front-woman Lzzy Hale, in my opinion, stands tallest amongst the female leads working in rock today. She boasts a vocal range nearly unrivaled by her rock-n-roll peers as she easily transitions between soft ballads and melt your face off wails. Since I’ve been fortunate enough to see Halestorm live,...